Shanghai engineers are using 432 walking robots to relocate a complex, preserving Shikumen architecture while creating space ...

How do you relocate an entire 8,270-ton, 43,380-sq-ft (4,030 sq m), 100-year-old Shikumen brick building complex so you can ...

Many of the historic buildings were built as grand mansions for single families. At the time of their demolition, they were often occupied by 20-40 families or hundreds of people in worker units.

The city also has a track record of relocating old buildings. In 2003, the Shanghai Concert Hall, built in 1930, was moved over 66 metes (217 feet) to make way for an elevated highway.

One of the best-preserved old lanes in Shanghai, the elegant Longmencun was first established in 1865 but its current 76 mansions and lilong houses were constructed between 1905 and 1934.

In 2004 the Shanghai government created 12 preservation zones, giving historic neighborhoods at least some protection. The government’s motive for such moves is often profit; it has recognized ...

This year rings in the Chinese year of the bull—a good marketing hook for an old Shanghai slaughterhouse turned art hub. Constructed in its namesake year, 1933 was built from Portsmouth concrete ...

The city also has a track record of relocating old buildings. In 2003, the Shanghai Concert Hall, built in 1930, was moved over 66 metes (217 feet) to make way for an elevated highway.

The city also has a track record of relocating old buildings. In 2003, the Shanghai Concert Hall, built in 1930, was moved over 66 metes (217 feet) to make way for an elevated highway.